DAMASCUS: The Green Climate Fund’s Board of Directors has approved $27.7 million in funding for Syria’s first national project, aimed at addressing water scarcity risks in areas hit hardest by climate change, the Ministry of Local Administration and Environment said Friday.
The approval came during the GCF’s 45th Board meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, held from June 29 to July 3, where a Syrian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister for Environmental Affairs Youssef Sharaf, the ministry’s Information Department told SANA.
The project follows six months of technical study by the ministry’s central directorates in cooperation with partners before its presentation to the GCF Board, the ministry said.
It marks Syria’s first funding from the GCF, ending the country’s absence from the Fund’s financing and opening a new chapter of cooperation in climate action and sustainable development, the ministry added. Officials said the project also paves the way for new national initiatives aligned with Syria’s priorities.
The project aims to strengthen Syria’s capacity to manage limited water resources, support water security in urban and rural areas, protect agriculture and livelihoods in the hardest-hit regions, and bolster the state’s ability to adapt to future climate shocks, according to the ministry.
